The court ordered authorities 'to take all measures' to keep alive 42-year-old Vincent Lambert
A Paris appeals court has ordered the resumption of life-support for a longtime vegetative Frenchman from whom doctors had only hours earlier begun withdrawing treatment, in a wrenching case that has divided his family and country.
Doctors in France had earlier halted the nutrition and hydration Mr Lambert receives, in line with the wishes of his wife and other relatives. Mr Lambert's parents, devout Catholics, have repeatedly launched court action to keep him alive, putting them at odds with Mr Lambert's wife and six siblings who believe the most humane course is to let him die."Let us always safeguard life, God's gift, from its beginning until its natural end. Let us not give in to a throwaway culture," the pontiff said.
An emotional video of Viviane comforting her son in his room, telling him not to cry as he appears to blink away tears, was later posted on the website of the conservative Valeurs Actuelles magazine.A Paris march took place late yesterday towards the Elysee palace to call for President Macron to step in.In 2014, Mr Lambert's doctors, backed by his wife and siblings, decided to stop his nutrition and hydration in line with the law.
The ruling was upheld last month by France's State Council which decides on the validity of laws and legal decisions.
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